Southern player Devon Gales suffered a severe spinal cord injury against Georgia Saturday, and according to the school, he suffered several fractures in his neck. Gales was attempting to make a block when he lowered his head, and upon contact late in the third quarter, he fell motionless to the turf. He was carted off on a stretcher after several minutes surrounded by trainers without movement in his extremities.
Gales had surgery to stabilize the injury, and thankfully, he has movement in his upper body.
Gales’ parents weren’t at the game, but they were with him at the hospital, because the University of Georgia flew his parents in on its own dime.